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  • carguy123

    Nov. 1, 2011 11:35 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork

    Not the bird, the car. That's just about the last car I expected to see here in Texas, but day before yesterday there was one on a flatbed being hauled somewhere close to me. Maybe I will be able to find it and see it closer.

    It's not that they are exotic, well actually they are if you mean exotic like not like anything else around here, it's more that I've seen TGUK make so much fun of them I'd like to see one.

  • gamby

    Nov. 1, 2011 11:52 p.m. gamby SuperDork

    Well, I've seen more Enzos than Robins, so it's exotic in that sense.

  • Josh

    Nov. 2, 2011 12:58 a.m. Josh Dork

    A guy up in central Maine has like 30 of them lined up in front of an old factory. I think he was doing EV conversions on them at some point.

  • Appleseed

    Nov. 2, 2011 2:02 a.m. Appleseed SuperDork

    Wait, a Reliant Robin?

  • Adrian_Thompson

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:24 a.m. Adrian_Thompson Dork

    Appleseed wrote:

    Wait, a Reliant Robin?

    Tut tut, that's a reliant Rialto the replacement for the Robin. Honestly I expected better from GRM!

  • bravenrace

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:51 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork

    Another good example of how rare and exotic doesn't necessarily mean desirable....

  • Josh

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:52 a.m. Josh Dork

    Wikipedia says that's a Robin (and so did Clarkson in the segment that still is pulled from). The Rialto has a sloping front end with sunken square headlights, not those flush ones.

  • Taiden

    Nov. 2, 2011 8:06 a.m. Taiden Dork

    Why don't they have outriggers?

    On another note:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGULcLUr0I4

  • pinchvalve

    Nov. 2, 2011 8:08 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

    It doesn't matter what you call them, they won't come anyway. (ba dum bum)

  • bravenrace

    Nov. 2, 2011 9:09 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork

    In reply to Taiden:

    Why don't they have outboard front tires?

  • carguy123

    Nov. 2, 2011 9:55 a.m. carguy123 SuperDork

    No outriggers and I couldn't tell the difference between models without a comparo pic.

    There are a lot of car guys in my neck of the woods so I hope to find out who has it and go look at it. Usually that means I'll get to drive it to. I'll wear a crash helmet and elbow guards.

  • Gearheadotaku

    Nov. 2, 2011 12:13 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork

    Someday, someone will show up at the challenge with one.

  • bravenrace

    Nov. 2, 2011 12:47 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork

    Gearheadotaku wrote:

    Someday, someone will show up at the challenge with one.

    And lose.

  • Otto Maddox

    Nov. 2, 2011 1:06 p.m. Otto Maddox Dork

  • Appleseed

    Nov. 2, 2011 2:11 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork

    So... we are talking about a Reliant, then?

  • 92CelicaHalfTrac

    Nov. 2, 2011 2:12 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

    YUMMM!!

  • ahutson03

    Nov. 2, 2011 6:46 p.m. ahutson03 Reader

    There is a pub in Brooklyn that uses one as a delivery car.

  • Toyman01

    Nov. 2, 2011 6:58 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

    bravenrace wrote:

    Gearheadotaku wrote:

    Someday, someone will show up at the challenge with one.

    And lose.

    Maybe, you just need to start with a Kitten.

  • 1988RedT2

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:02 p.m. 1988RedT2 Dork

    Otto Maddox wrote:

    Yay! Fast food with high prices and a lengthy wait. In their defense though, the food was decent and the service was pretty good. Still makes for one expensive lunch.

  • Taiden

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:08 p.m. Taiden Dork

    So they did actually sell them over here?

  • Jay

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:19 p.m. Jay SuperDork

    Toyman01 wrote:

    Maybe, you just need to start with a Kitten.

    ^^ I was just thinking about that car the other day... so over the top yet it just seems to work. Too bad that guy never posts here anymore. Didn't he have a crazy Morris Minor project going too?

  • Toyman01

    Nov. 2, 2011 7:22 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

    Here is some more inspiration.

  • Adrian_Thompson

    Nov. 2, 2011 8:38 p.m. Adrian_Thompson Dork

    Josh wrote:

    Wikipedia says that's a Robin (and so did Clarkson in the segment that still is pulled from). The Rialto has a sloping front end with sunken square headlights, not those flush ones.

    Ah E36 M3, your right and I know it. I thought what I saw in the pic was the sloping nose. Crap, my eyes are getting bad!

 
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